dept. 700, 723, 4 CCR 723-2, OPERATING AUTHORITY, Basic Emergency Service - Basic Emergency Service

  1. § 4 CCR 723-2-2130 - Applicability
  2. § 4 CCR 723-2-2131 - Definitions
  3. § 4 CCR 723-2-2132 - 2133 - Reserved
  4. § 4 CCR 723-2-2134 - Process for Certification of Basic Emergency Service Providers (BESPs)
  5. § 4 CCR 723-2-2135 - Uniform System of Accounts, Cost Segregation and Collection
  6. § 4 CCR 723-2-2136 - Obligations of Basic Emergency Service Providers
  7. § 4 CCR 723-2-2137 - Required Components of a Basic Emergency Service Tariff
  8. § 4 CCR 723-2-2138 - Obligations of Payphone Providers
  9. § 4 CCR 723-2-2139 - 2140 - Reserved
  10. § 4 CCR 723-2-2141 - Multi-line Telephone Systems (MLTS) Complaint Portal
  11. § 4 CCR 723-2-2142 - Nondisclosure of Name/Number/Address Information
  12. § 4 CCR 723-2-2143 - Basic Emergency Service Reliability and Service Disruption Response
  13. § 4 CCR 723-2-2144 - Reports
  14. § 4 CCR 723-2-2145 - 9-1-1 Advisory Task Force
  15. § 4 CCR 723-2-2146 - Technical Standards
  16. § 4 CCR 723-2-2147 - Applications by the Governing Body for Approval of an Emergency Telephone Charge in Excess of the Threshold Established by the Commission
  17. § 4 CCR 723-2-2148 - Process for the Establishment of Annual Emergency Telephone Charge Threshold, State 9-1-1 Surcharge Rate, Wireless Prepaid 9-1-1 Surcharge Rate, and Associated Fund Distribution Schedules
  18. § 4 CCR 723-2-2149 - Annual Data Collection from 9-1-1 Governing Bodies
  19. § 4 CCR 723-2-2150 - Administration of the 9-1-1 Surcharge Trust Cash Fund
  20. § 4 CCR 723-2-2151 - Use and Distribution of 9-1-1 Surcharge Trust Cash Fund
  21. § 4 CCR 723-2-2152 - Audit of Service Providers Regarding Emergency Telephone Charge and 9-1-1 Surcharge Practices
  22. § 4 CCR 723-2-2153 - Governing Body Funding Petition Requirements
  23. § 4 CCR 723-2-2154 - Audit Notification Requirements
  24. § 4 CCR 723-2-2155 - Disputes Regarding the Emergency Telephone Charge and 9-1-1 Surcharge
  25. § 4 CCR 723-2-2156 - 2-2159 - Reserved
  26. § 4 CCR 723-2-2160 - 2-2179 - Reserved

Basis, Purpose, and Statutory Authority

The basis and purpose of these rules is to:

(1) define and describe basic emergency service as regulated by § 40-15-201, C.R.S.;
(2) prescribe the process for certification of basic emergency service providers and outline the obligations of basic emergency service providers;
(3) prescribe the required components of a basic emergency service tariff;
(4) prescribe reporting and response requirements regarding basic emergency service outages;
(5) establish a tariff-based funding mechanism for basic emergency service network reliability improvements;
(6) permit use of 9-1-1 databases for outbound wide area notifications in times of emergency;
(7) establish the 9-1-1 Advisory Task Force;
(8) explicitly recognize the potential for multiple BESPs in Colorado;
(9) establish the process by which governing bodies may apply for approval to impose an emergency telephone charge rate in excess of a threshold established by the Commission;
(10) prescribe the process for the establishment of the annual threshold, surcharge, and prepaid wireless 9-1-1 charge amounts;
(11) establish annual reporting requirements for 9-1-1 governing bodies;
(12) prescribe the processes for the collection and distribution of 9-1-1 surcharge funds; and
(13) establish procedures for the conducting of audits of service providers' practices regarding the collection, payment, and remittance of emergency telephone charges and 9-1-1 surcharges.

The statutory authority for the promulgation of these rules is found at §§ 29-11-101.5; 29-11-102; 29-11-102.3; 29-11-102.5(2)(c); 29-11-102.7(2); 29-11-103; 29-11-106(3); 40-2-108; 40-3-102; 40-3-103; 40-4-101(1) and (2); 40-15-201; 40-15-301; and 40-15-503(2)(g), C.R.S.

Notes

dept. 700, 723, 4 CCR 723-2, OPERATING AUTHORITY, Basic Emergency Service
39 CR 21, November 10, 2016, effective 12/1/2016 40 CR 15, August 10, 2017, effective 9/1/2017 41 CR 03, February 10, 2018, effective 3/2/2018 42 CR 02, January 25, 2019, effective 2/14/2019 42 CR 07, April 10, 2019, effective 4/30/2019 43 CR 02, January 25, 2020, effective 2/14/2020 43 CR 17, September 10, 2020, effective 8/17/2020 44 CR 17, September 10, 2021, effective 8/11/2021 44 CR 18, September 25, 2021, effective 10/15/2021 45 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 12/29/2021 45 CR 01, January 10, 2022, effective 1/30/2022 46 CR 05, March 10, 2023, effective 3/30/2023

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